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 Exotic Animal Trade Up, Asia
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Posted: Jan 28 2012, 07:05 PM


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Why exotic animal trade grows in Asia: Rising wealth lifts demand for exotic pets and delicacies in Asia. Meahwhile, enforcers are stretched thin.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacifi...e-grows-in-Asia


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Posted: Apr 18 2012, 09:51 PM


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Photographer documents trafficking of endangered animals in Asia

Legal global wildlife trade has doubled since the 1990s, and the evidence is nothing short of disheartening: more than 100 million sharks are killed each year, elephants have evolved to have shorter tusks because of poaching, and there are more Bengalese tigers in Texas than in the bay of Bengal. The trade pandemic is only made worse by the shortage of animal specialists at checkpoints. "The problem seems insurmountable," Patrick Brown said, "but one way of curbing rampant killing is to educate future generations."

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/18/world/asia/v...rown/index.html

Full 20 min. video:
http://www.vice.com/picture-perfect/patrick-brown

Includes footage of Safari World (no eles).


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